Quite a few folks talking the talk that haven't walked the walk....

Here is a poll that ran for over a year in the Big Game forum. The pollwas restricted to those who had actually taken elk (at any range), never mind any 500 to 600 yard stuff....
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What is your current favorite elk cartridge that you personally have actually used to take elk?

You post, I'll run the tally:

Pretty Much By Power:
1 - 7mm-08-------------------------- ~1%
11 - 270 Winchester------------------13%
2 - 308 ------------------------------~2%
16 - 30-06 Springfield ----------------- 85% Use 30-06 Power or Greater
1 - 270 Winchester Short Magnum
13- 7mm Remington Magnum
1 - 7mm Remington Ultra Magnum
5- 300 Winchester Short Magnum
14- 300 Winchester Magnum
2- 300 Weatherby Magnum
5 - 300 Remington Ultra Magnum
2 - 30-378 WeatherbyMagnum
8-338 Winchester Magnum
6- 338 Remington Ultra Magnum
1 - 340 Weatherby Magnum
1 - 350 Remington Magnum
1 - 358 Norma Magnum
2 - 375 Holland & Holland Magnum
1 - 416 Remington Magnum
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OR (SINCE "STANDARD" VS "MAGNUM" ISMAINLY A DIFFERENCE IN POWDER CHAMBER SIZE.... )

.277:
11 - .277Std.
1 - .277Magnum
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.284:
1 - 7mm Std..
14- 7mm Magnums
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.308:
18- .308 Std.
28- .308 Magnums
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.338:
0 - .338 Std.
15-.338 Magnums
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.358 & Up:
0 - Std. Cartridges CounterpartsFor Any Of The Following:
2 - .358 Magnums
2 - .375 Magnums
1 - .416Magnum
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OR

By Magnum Factor:
30- Standards (Including 15 - 30-06)
63 - Magnums
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